Necktie rack



July 15, 1952 P. PESTYNER 2,603,359

NECKTIE RACK Filed MaICh 5, 1951 ?fg .4. j' 15a 155 zo f4,

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PHILIP PESTYNER BY AHORA/5% Patented July 15, 1952 UNITED STATES eri'sNT OFFICE.

This invention relates to a necktie rack.k

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a necktierack which has a plurality of necktie holders in` one horizontal tierand a plurality of necktie holders; in a secondhorizontal tier below therst tier. the necktie holders of the lower tier being in staggeredrelation to the necktie holders of the upper tier so that none of thenecktier holdersV ofeither tier is in vertical alignment with any of thenecktier holders in the other tier. Although in the preferred form ofthis invention there areonly two horizontal tiers oi necktie holders, itwill be understood that the present invention is equal-ly applicable tonecktie racks having three or more horizontal tiers of necktie holders,but ineachlcasethe individual necktie holders of the several tiers aredisposed in staggered relationshipso as to; avoid vertical alignmentbetween any two or lmore individual necktie holders.V 1

The individual necktie holders are swingable on vertical axes from aposition which is substantially at against theA wall toa position whichis substantially perpendicular to thewallA and converselyv back from thelatter position to the. former position. When the individual necktiehold'- ers are perpendicular to the wall they are spaced as far apartfrom each other as they will go, and the neckties are held i-naccessible position so that they may readily be selected and removed;B-y the same token, the perpendicular posi-,tion of the individualnecktie holders renders it a very simple matter to place'necktiesonsaidholders. When .the necltie holders are swung vback against the vwall,theyV and the neck-ties which they carry occupy out-of--the-waypositions so necessary to an orderly arrangement ofl neckties which arenot in use.

A further important object of `this invention is the provision of anecktie rack of the character described wherein each individual necktieholder of the upper tier of `holders isconnected to and integral with acorresponding necktie holderi-n the lower tier and since each pairoiconnected necktie holders is offset from each other, acrankarm.`relationship is therebyV set up.` The necktie holders of the, upper tierare pivoally. secured to a common horizontal hartandv the,necktieholders of the lower tier are pivotal-ly secured toY aA secondhorizontal bar. Qne of said bars is xed't'o a wall or .door or plaque.and the other bar is free to swing from oneY position in a givenhorizontal plane to another. position in` the` same plane. All of thepivotal, connections between .the necktie holders andthe bars arevertical. jaithough there isno vertical alignment between any two suchpivotal connections. By reason of this arrangement of parts, each pairof connected-necktie holders constitutes a crank memherwhich connectsthe two bars.- Hence the-entire group of necktie holders may be swungsimultaneouslyeither toward or away from the wall by simply swinging themovable horizontal bar in they desired direction. This may be done bymeans of a separate crank-arm` or handle which connects the two barsvand whichV may be actuated toswing the movable bar in either` direction.The` same result would follow by swinging any of the pairs of connectedneoktie holders either towardor away from the wall. Since all of thenecktie holders are connected to the two bars, this will have the eectofv swinging the movable bar itself and with it, all of thev othernecktie holders.

A preferredl form of thisj invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawing,` in which.:

Fig. 1 is a fron-t View ot a-necktie' rack made in accordance with thisinvention., showing the necktie holders positionedvagainst; orsubstantially against, a plaque or board onwhich they'and the two barswhichv support them. arer mounted.

Fig. 2 is a topview thereof.

Fig. 3 isa front View showing theneclrtie holders in perpendicularposition relative to the plaque on `which they are mounted.

Fig. 4 is a top View, also-showing thenecktie holders in. perpendicularpositions.

Fig. 5 is an. enlargediragmentary viewv in perspective of one-end ofsaidnecktie rac-lr, showing one connected pairl ofnecktie` holders and alsoshowing thel control arm or lhandleby which-the necktie holdersY are`swung from their Fig. 2 positions to their Fig. A#iv positions andback.

Fig. Gis-a viewsimilarto that oi Fig. 5 showing the necktie holders andthe-'controlarm substantially hat. against theV I Jla'queudiichVsupports them. v Y

.Fig '7 is a perspective view ofla single pair of connected'vneckft-ieholders.V

rIhe neektie rack hereinclaimed may bemounted on, and it may include,`aplaque or boa-rdi9 though, obviously, such board is not necessary. Saidplaque or boardinay be, fastened to a wall or door in order to supportthe necktie rack thereon. Holes l2 mayaccord'ingly be formed at the twoupper` corners of said plaque orboard rto accommodate suitable screws,nai-lsf or other fas'- tening .members for sepuringsaid plaque orr boardto the wallvordoor-: jIf-V desiredithefplaque or boardmay be enti-relyomitted andrthe .necktie 3 rack may be secured directly to the wall ordoor or any other suitable support.

The principal elements of this necktie rack are the following: an upperhorizontally disposed bar I4, a lower horizontally disposed bar I6, aplurality of individual necktie holders I8 and a pair of retainingmembers 20 and 22, respectively, which hold the two horizontal bars inpredetermined spaced relationship. Retaining member 20 may also serve asa single necktie holder and similarly retaining member 22 may so serve.Furthermore, retaining member 22 may be provided with a knob 24 on itslower end so as to enable it to function as a control lever or handle.

One of the two horizontal bars must be fixed in position and the othermust be movable relative to the first bar on a horizontal plane. For thepurpose of illustrating this invention, lower bar I6 is shown to beflxedly secured by means of screws 26. Upper bar I4 is swingable fromits Fig. 2 position to its Fig. 4 position and from its Fig. 4 positionto its Fig. 2 position, always on the same horizontal plane. It will benoted that necktie holders I8 are pivotally secured at their upper endsto upper bar I4 and at their lower ends, or adjacent their lower ends,to lower bar I6.

It will be seen in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 that each necktie holder I8 is, inreality, a double necktie holder or a pair of necktie holders I8a andI8b, respectively. Necktie holder I8a is offset from necktie holder I8bin at least two respects: it is offset vertically and it is also offsethorizontally. More specifically, necktie holder I8a is spaced above andto the left of necktie holder I 8b.

It will be noted that each necktie holder I8 or pair of necktie holdersI8a and IBb is made of a single length of Wire having the followingconfiguration: (See Fig. 7)-it has a vertically extending portion 28, ahorizontally extending portion 30 which projects forwardly from thelower end of vertical portion 28, a forwardly and upwardly formed loop32 at the forward end of said horizontal portion 38, a second horizontalportion 34 which extends backwardly from loop 32 immediately below andin parallel relation to first horizontal portion 36, a horizontallyextending cross-bar 36 which extends sidewardly from the back end of thesecond horizontal portion 34, a second vertically extending portion 38which extends downwardly from the opposite end of cross-bar 36, inparallel relation to the first vertical portion 28, a third horizontallyextending portion 48 which projects forwardly from the lower end of thesecond vertical portion 38, and an upwardly curved end portion 42 at theforward end of said third horizontal portion 40. It will be noted thatthe second horizontal portion 34 projects backwardly a spaced distancebehind the rst vertical portion 28 and it will also be noted that loop32 projects forwardly a spaced distance beyond curved end portion 42. Inthe preferred form of this invention, cross-bar 36 projects rightwardlyfrom horizontal portion 34 but it will be understood that in other formsof this invention it may be made to project leftwardly therefrom.

It will, therefore, be seen that although vertical portions 28 and 38are parallel to each other, they are not in vertical alignment with eachother. By the same token, although necktie holders or necktie supportingarms I8a and I8b are parallel to each other, they are not in verticaldraped aboutnecktie supporting arm or holder I8a will not| interferewith a necktie draped over necktie supporting arm or holder I8b.

The manner in which necktie holders I8 are secured to bars I4 and I6 isbest shown in Figs. 5 and 6. It will there be seen that vertical portion28 of each necktie holder I8 projects upwardly into a dead-end hole 44formed in upper bar I4. This hole 44 is, of course, open at its lowerend and closed at its upper end so that it cannot be seen in a top viewof said bar. There are as many holes 44 as there are necktie holders I8.Vertical portion 38 of each necktie holder I8 projects through a hole 46formed in lower bar I6. Hole 46 is open at both ends and there is onesuch hole for every necktie holder I8.

Each necktie holder I8 is movable or swingable sidewardly with verticalportions 28 and 38 acting as pivots. Since lower bar I6 is iixedlysecured either to a plaque or to a wall or the like, the pivotal axisrunning through vertical portion 38 remains fixed and hence the pivotalaxis running through vertical portion 28 must of necessity travel anarcuate path when the necktie holder I8 is swung sidewardly. And sincethe pivotal axis of vertical portion 28 remains constant relative toupper bar I4, the effect of swinging the necktie holder sidewardly is tocause said upper bar also to swing sidewardly, in the same direction. Byreason of the fact that all necktie holders I8 are similarly secured tothe two bars I4 and I6, moving one will move all and moving bar I4 willalso have the effect of moving all of said necktie holders. It isimmaterial, therefore, Whether the necktie holders are themselves swungin either horizontal direction or whether said horizontal bar I4 isswung in either such direction, the end result will be the same, namely,that both the bar and the necktie holders will swing simultaneously andin the same direction.

Upper bar I4 may be prevented from being lifted oi vertical portions 28of the necktie holders in at least two ways: One way would be to extendthe vertical portions 28 of' the two end necktie holders I8 upwardly andcompletely through said upper bar I4 and then to bend or rivet theupwardly projecting ends thereof so as to prevent them from being pulleddownwardly through said bar or, stated differently, to prevent said barfrom being pulled upwardly from said vertical portions 28. Another Wayis shown in the drawing. It will there be seen that retaining member 20projects above bar I4 and then partly across it, and then downwardlythrough it. Similarly, retaining member 22 projects upwardly above saidbar I4 and then horizontally partly across said bar and then downwardlythrough said bar. Retaining members 20 and 22 are alike in constructionwith the sole exception of knob 24 which retaining member 22 carries andwhich retaining member 28 does not have, although it may also beprovided with such knob if this be desired. The showing of retainingmember 22 in Figs. 5 and 6 is sufficient, therefore, to illustrate bothretaining members.

It will be seen in Figs. 5 and 6 that retaining member 22 has a verticalportion 48 which extends through a hole 46a in lower bar I6. Thisvertical portion 48 projects upwardly behind bar I4 and a horizontalportion 50 projects forwardly from the upper end of said verticalportion 48. A second vertical portion 52 then projects downwardly fromhorizontal portion 50 and through a hole 54 formed in said bar I4. Asecond horizontal portion or arm 56 projects forwardly from the lowerend of vertical portion 48, and below lower bar I6. An upwardly curvedend portion 58 is formed at the forward end of said second horizontalportion 56 and knob 24 is mounted on said upwardly turned end portion.It is the two horizontal portions of said retaining member that preventsvertical displacement of upper bar I4 relative to lower bar I6.

Both retaining members and the individual necktie holders constitute, ineffect. crank arms and they may be swung sidewardly in either directionin the manner above described. Retaining member 22, having knob 24mounted thereon may also be designated as the control or actuating armor lever of the entire necktie rack since it may be swung sidewardly ineither direction to cause both the necktie holders and the upper bar toswing simultaneously sidewardly in the same direction.

The foregoing is descriptive of a preferred form of this invention, andit may be modified in many ways within the broad scope and spirit of theinvention and of the claims which dene it.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: Y

1. A necktie rack comprising a pair of horizontal bars, respectivelyupper and lower, one

of said bars being xed and the other bar being horizontally movablerelative to the first bar, and a plurality of necktie holders pivotallysecured to both bars, each said necktie holder having an upper necktiesupporting arm which is pivotally secured to the upper bar and a lowernecktie supporting arm which is pivotally secured to the lower bar, saidupper and lower necktie supporting arms being sidewardly oiset from eachother, the pivotal axes on which the two necktie supporting arms arepivotally secured to the two bars being also sidewardly oifset from eachother, each necktie holder comprising a single length of wire which isbent to form two horizontal portions which constitute the necktiesupporting arms and two vertical portions which constitute the verticalpivots by means of which the two arms are pivotally secured to the twobars, vertically extending holes being formed in the upper and lowerbars to accommodate the two vertical portions of each necktie holder.

2. A necktie rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of thevertical portions of each necktie holder is pivotally connected to oneof the horizontal arms, the second vertical portion being pivotallyconnected to the second horizontal arm, said rst arm and said secondvertical portion being connected to each other by means of atransversely extending horizontal portion.

3. A necktie rack in accordance with claim 2, wherein retaining membersare provided at the ends ofthe two bars to prevent vertical dislodgementof either bar relative to the other bar, each said retaining membercomprising a horizontally extending arm below the lower bar, avertically extending portion which projects upwardly through a hole insaid lower bar and behind the upper bar, a forwardly and diagonallyextending horizontal portion which extends across the top of the upperbar from the upper end of the vertical portion of said retaining member,and a second vertical portion which projects downwardly from saidforwardly and diagonally extending portion, through a hole in said upperbar.

4. A necktie rack in accordance with claim 3, wherein the horizontallyextending arm on one of said retaining members is provided with a knobat its forward end so that it may be used as a control handle to shiftthe movable bar sidewardly and thereby to swing the individual necktieholders sidewardly.

PHILIP PESTYN'ER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Pestyner Feb. 28, 1950

